Troy Donahue was an actor of 1950s and early 1960s was born in New York City, New York, U.S. on January 27, 1936. Troy’s birth name was Merle Johnson; Jr. He was son of the General Motors executive. In 50s, he attended journalism at the Columbia University in New York.
He left the journalism in the middle and started acting in the Hollywood. He was spouted by the talent scout and remained it to Troy Donahue. He was represented by the hennery Wilson an n agent who also was an agent of rock Hudson.
Troy stared his film career in 1957 in movie called The Monolith Monsters, and done the movie Man Afraid in the same year. These films lead him to larger parts. In 1959, he did the movie A Summer Place, teen idol Sandra Dee, which came as surprise him and made him star among the youth of 50s. As he wanted to play against Sandra Dee. This came as fortune and he signed a contract with the Warner Bro. in their hit movies such as A Distant Trumpet and Rome Adventure, costarring with Suzanne Pleshette. Troy married Suzanne in 1964 and divorces her in that year.
His contract ended in 1965 with the Warner Bro. of the release d of movie My Blood Runs Cold. After that he struggle for the roles in the films along with drug addiction and alcoholism problems. He then married to actress Valerie Allen, in 1966 and divorced her in 1968. He was cast in the high profile film The God Father II in 1974 as fiancé of Connie Corleone with character name Merle Johnson as his real name is.
After the release of My Blood Runs Cold (1965), Donahue’s contract with Warner Bros. ended. He later struggled to find new roles and had problems with drug addictionand alcoholism. He was married again in 1966 to actress Valerie Allen, but they divorced in 1968. In 1970 he appeared in the daytime drama The Secret Storm. In 1974 he was cast in his most high-profile role, a small part in The Godfather Part II as the fiancé of His character was called Merle Johnson, Donahue’s real name.
He died at the age of 65 on bedsides with his fiancé Zheng Cao
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He left the journalism in the middle and started acting in the Hollywood. He was spouted by the talent scout and remained it to Troy Donahue. He was represented by the hennery Wilson an n agent who also was an agent of rock Hudson.
Troy stared his film career in 1957 in movie called The Monolith Monsters, and done the movie Man Afraid in the same year. These films lead him to larger parts. In 1959, he did the movie A Summer Place, teen idol Sandra Dee, which came as surprise him and made him star among the youth of 50s. As he wanted to play against Sandra Dee. This came as fortune and he signed a contract with the Warner Bro. in their hit movies such as A Distant Trumpet and Rome Adventure, costarring with Suzanne Pleshette. Troy married Suzanne in 1964 and divorces her in that year.His contract ended in 1965 with the Warner Bro. of the release d of movie My Blood Runs Cold. After that he struggle for the roles in the films along with drug addiction and alcoholism problems. He then married to actress Valerie Allen, in 1966 and divorced her in 1968. He was cast in the high profile film The God Father II in 1974 as fiancé of Connie Corleone with character name Merle Johnson as his real name is.
After the release of My Blood Runs Cold (1965), Donahue’s contract with Warner Bros. ended. He later struggled to find new roles and had problems with drug addictionand alcoholism. He was married again in 1966 to actress Valerie Allen, but they divorced in 1968. In 1970 he appeared in the daytime drama The Secret Storm. In 1974 he was cast in his most high-profile role, a small part in The Godfather Part II as the fiancé of His character was called Merle Johnson, Donahue’s real name.
He died at the age of 65 on bedsides with his fiancé Zheng Cao
